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Jilin Province Unveils Plan to Expand and Upgrade Services Sector Through 2030

English summary for foreign founders of Jilin Province's 2026 implementation plan to expand and upgrade its services sector, covering auto services, agriculture, logistics, satellite data, and technology services.

Jilin Issues Services-Sector Expansion and Upgrade Plan

The General Office of the Jilin Provincial People's Government has released an implementation plan for expanding capacity and improving quality in the province's services sector. The document, numbered Ji Zheng Ban Fa [2026] No. 9, is dated 14 July 2026 and was published on 21 July 2026. It is addressed to municipal and county governments, the Changbai Mountain management committee, provincial departments, and centrally administered units based in Jilin.

The plan responds to the national services-sector conference and to the State Council's opinions on expanding and upgrading services (Guo Fa [2026] No. 7). For foreign founders considering a company in Jilin, it signals where provincial policy support is being directed and which service niches the government intends to develop.

Overall Direction and Targets

The plan is guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the spirit of the 20th Party Congress and its plenary sessions, and the General Secretary's speeches on inspecting Jilin. It combines an effective market with a capable government, pursues expansion and quality improvement together, and coordinates development with supervision. The stated priorities are demand-led development, reform, technology, and openness.

Jilin aims to build a "6+6" system of distinctive services industries and to apply differentiated policies by industry and category. By 2030, the province targets a services sector of roughly 1.2 trillion yuan in scale, with a stronger role as a main driver of economic growth.

Automotive Aftermarket Services

• Jilin will actively apply for national pilot-city status in automotive distribution and consumption reform.
• The plan supports regulated development of vehicle modification, including professional exterior, interior, and functional modification, and aims to cultivate standardized, branded modification operators.
• Vehicle repair is to shift toward environmentally friendly, standardized, and smart models. Targets include 300 vehicle emissions maintenance and repair stations and 1,000 new-energy vehicle repair enterprises.
• Small car rental supply at airports, high-speed rail stations, and other key transport hubs will be improved to create one-stop "flight plus rental car" and "rail plus rental car" networks.
• Auto tourism and culture will be promoted through regular public motorsport events, new and upgraded RV camping sites in core tourism areas such as Chagan Lake, Changbai Mountain, and the G331 highway corridor, and support for FAW Museum exhibition projects.
• Venue operation, market development, and event bidding will be linked into a full-chain service system to deepen the integration of exhibition economy and automotive industry.

Agricultural Services

The plan envisions a three-tier agricultural service system at county, township, and village levels, targeting 50 county-level comprehensive agricultural service centers, 500 township centers, and 5,000 village service stations. It promotes contracted farming services such as land cultivation, pest control, and harvesting and drying, and encourages green techniques including soil testing and formulated fertilization, conservation tillage, biological control, and aerial spraying.

Grain storage infrastructure will be expanded with high-standard warehouses and low-temperature finished-grain reserves, aiming for 50 million tons of usable grain storage capacity. The plan also cultivates agritourism offerings such as leisure picking, farming experiences, rural homestays, and agricultural study tours.

Modern Logistics and Supply Chain Services

Jilin will upgrade national logistics hubs in Changchun, Jilin, and Hunchun, and national cold-chain logistics bases in Changchun and Siping. Smart logistics is a priority, with support for key industrial parks to bring in comprehensive and specialized logistics providers. Bulk cargo such as north-to-south grain and finished vehicles will shift from road to rail and water.

Targets include three backbone multimodal transport operators capable of assuming full carriage responsibility and 100 multimodal routes, alongside use of a single-document system. The plan calls for new air cargo routes, drone logistics nodes, and research on low-altitude logistics solutions. It also supports centralized procurement, warehousing and distribution, and integrated supply chain services, with two to three competitive integrated logistics providers to be cultivated. The ratio of total social logistics costs to GDP is targeted to fall to 13.3%.

Satellite and Information Services

The plan accelerates the Jilin-1 satellite constellation and deeper participation in the national satellite internet system, with ground infrastructure for data reception and observation. A provincial satellite data pool and service platform will be built, with tiered and moderate open access subject to security requirements, to unlock the value of domestically controlled satellite data.

Standardized satellite application products will be developed, applying remote sensing data in agriculture, ecology, forestry, culture and tourism, transport, and emergency response. Commercial operating models and customized services are encouraged, with replicable and secure application scenarios. The plan targets average annual revenue growth of 20% for the space information data industry. Jilin will also integrate into the national computing network, building a Changchun metropolitan area computing cluster and a western green computing cluster to support local storage, interpretation, and processing of satellite imagery.

Technology Services

Focus areas include optoelectronics, new energy, new materials, new pharmaceuticals, modern agriculture, and ginseng. The plan lists 30 focused research programs. It aims to establish 100 concept validation centers and technology transfer pilot-testing centers to improve pilot-scale service capacity. Provincial industrial design centers will be recognized, and manufacturing firms will be encouraged to build their own. Traditional research institutes are to be supported in innovative development, and a provincial industrial science and technology innovation group will be formed.

What This Means for Foreign Founders

For foreign investors, the plan indicates official priorities rather than automatic entitlements. Founders exploring a Jilin-based company may find relevant opportunities in auto-related services, agricultural service networks, logistics and multimodal transport, satellite data applications, and technology service platforms. The document sets provincial targets and policy direction, but it does not itself create market-access rights or investment permissions. Specific licensing, foreign investment rules, and incentive eligibility should be confirmed with the responsible authorities before committing capital.

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This summary is based on information published by the relevant Chinese government website and is general information, not legal or tax advice.